Ash can and sieve



Sept. 16, 1941. s, McV M I 2,256,266

ASH CAN AND SIEVE Filed June 21, 1940 ATTORNEYS Patented Sept. 16, 1941 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ASH CAN r m) SIEVE Sarah McV. Moye, Jeannette, Pa.

Application June 21, 1940, Serial No. 341,767

Claims.

The invention relates to an ash can and more especially to a combined ash can and rotary sieve or sifter.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a can of this character wherein the mouth portion thereof accommodates therein a removable sieve or sifter having a rotary agitator therein so that the loose ashes can be dropped into the can while the unspent, solid fuel can be recovered for the burning thereof Within a furnace or the like, the sieve or sifter being of a novel construction and when fitted within the can will be confined by a lid or cover telescopically fitted onto the said can to avoid the escape of dust, dirt or the like to the atmosphere when operating the sieve.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a can of this character wherein the sieve or sifter is readily removable from its fitting with the can so that ashes or other substances can be sifted either within or without the can and when being sifted in the open the sieve will be conveniently supported upon the ground or a foundation.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a can of this character wherein the construction thereof and that of the sieve is novel and both interfitted with each other in a unique manner, the can or the sieve being susceptible of convenient dumping independent of each other and both the sieve andvthe can when separated or together may be conveniently transported.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a can of this character, which is simple in its construction, thoroughly reliable y and efficient in operation, unique in the setup of the same, susceptible of easy handling, durable, and inexpensive to manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the in- Figure 5 is a detail fragmentary side elevation of the sieve removed from the can.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views in the drawing.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the invention comprises a can body It, preferably made from sheet metal having a permanently closed bottom H and a slightly contracted neck l2 at its upper portion terminating in a mouth of substantially equilateral square formation having the rounded corners l3. The mouth isformed'with a reinforcing bead I4 continuously about the same. 7

At diametrically opposite points in the mouth are vertical notches or slots l5 which are horizontally aligned with each other and open upwardly through the. said mouth for accommodating stud bearings l6, which are built upon a solid, cylindrical body portion ll of a wire mesh sifter or sieve, the screening or sifting fabric of which is denoted at It. Thefabric I8 is riveted .or

otherwise fastened marginally at the, lower edge of the body I! circumferentially thereof. The body I! is formed with an upper outturned rim flange l9 adapted to rest upon or contact with the mouth l3 at the bead edge l4 thereof and in this manner augmented by the engagement o'f the bearings It in the notches or slots IS the 'sifter or sieve will be suspended within the can Ill. The sifter or sieve [8 with the body I! thereof is readily removable from the can and for such purpose there is provided at the rim flange I9' at opposite points thereof upstanding loop handles 20.

The sifter or sieve l8 throughout the wire mesh fabric thereof is of half cylindrical contour and fitted at opposite points of the body I! are props I 2| which permit of the sifter or sieve being supvention consists in the features of construction,

combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described in detail, il-

lustrated in the accompanying drawing, which discloses the preferred embodiment of the invention and pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure l is a vertical sectional View through a can and its sieve constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary side elevation partly broken away.

Figure 3 is a top plan view with the cover or lid removed from the can.

Fi ure 4 is a fragmentary sectional View taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 1 ported at rest upon the ground or foundation on removal'thereof from the can without toppling over or side tilting. These props 2| are disposed at the opposite curved sides of the fabric l8 creating the sieve or sifter to hold the latter in an upright position when at rest without the can.

Arranged within the sieve or sifter is a rotary agitator 22 in the form of an open frame provided with stud axles 23 and 24, respectively, journale'd in the bearings I6, the, axle 24 being equipped with a crank handle 25 for manual turning of the agitator 22 within the sifter or sieve. The handle 25 is extended without the can II] when the sieve or sifter is fitted within the latter.

The rim flange l 9 of the body I! is formed with a marginal reinforcing bead 26 and adapted to be burning thereof.

brought to rest upon the latter is a lid or cover 21 formed with an outstruck or outwardly flared annular rim 28 creating a rest shoulder 29 for contact with a bead 25 when the lid or cover 21 is placed in position for concealing the sieve or sifter and closing the can N). This n'm 28 outstruck from the lid or cover 2'l enables the convenient gripping thereof at any point circumferentially of the can so that such lid or cover 21 can be conveniently removed while rising from j, the toner crown of the lid or cover-21 is a loop handle 29 permitting of the carrying of the lid or cover by hand.

ilhe can I0 at opposite points thereof exteriorly of the same has fitted thereto swinging grips or handles 30 facilitating the carrying of the can by hand or for the dumping of the contents therefrom.

When the lid or cover 21 is removed from at rest upon the bead 26 of the rim flange I9, the

sieve or sifter is readily accessible and the latter,

can be conveniently separated from the can 19 although it is not required that-the lid or cover 21 be removed for'this purpose because the sii'ter or sieve with the cover or lid'thereon can be readily taken from the can lil'if found desirable; However, by first removing the lid -or cover ZT'andthereafter the sieve or sifter from the can and the placement thereof upon vIn the use of the can, with the sifter or sieve,

thehard or solid particles-of ashes are deposited within the can, both the sieve or sifteriandthe fcan being readily, dumped for. removing their jc'ontentsQ Therecovered hard particles'of fuel for the can be fed into'a furnace or the like What is claimed is: h I Q1. An article of the kind described comprising a receptacle having an open mouth at its'upper end provided with opposed notches, a sieve having a rim provided with opposed bearings, the latter being releasably accommodated in said notches, an agitator, operating within the sieve and journaled in said bearings, mea'nsifor imparting motion to said agitator, and a cover for the said sieve and telescoped over the mouth end of said receptacle.

g '2. An'article of the kind describedcomprising a receptacle having an open mouth at its .upper end provided with opposed notches, a sieve having a rim provided with;opposed bearings,-the latter being 'releasably accommodated in said dirt during the sifting operation will not escape from the can H] but willbe retained therein.

notches, an agitator operating within the sieve and journaled in said bearings, means for imparting motion to said agitator, a cover for the said sieve and telescoped over the mouth end of said receptacle, an outturned flange formed with said sieve and having contact with the mouth end of said receptacle, and an outstruck portion formed in said cover for effecting a shoulder therein adapted to be brought to rest on said flange.

' 3. An article of the'kind described comprising a receptacle having an open mouth at its upper end provided with opposed notches, a sieve having a rim provided with opposed bearings, the

latter being releasably accommodated in said notches, an agitator operating within the sieve and journaled in said bearings, means for 'imparting motion to said agitator, a cover for the said sieve and telescoped over the mouth end of said receptacle an outturned flange formed with said sieve and having contactwith the mouth end of said receptacle, an outstruck portion formed in said cover for effecting a shoulder therein adapted to be brought to rest on said flange, and hand'grips on said sieve at opposite points thereof.

v 4. An article of the kind described comprising a receptacle having an open mouth at its upper end provided with opposed notches, a sieve having a rim provided: with opposed bearings, the latter being releasably accommodated in said notches, an agitator operating within the sieve and journaled in said bearings, means for imparting motion to said agitator, a cover for the said sieve and telescoped over the month end of said receptacle, an outturned flange formed with said sieve and having contact with the mouth end of said receptacle, an outstruck jportion formed in; said cover for effecting a shoulder therein adapted to be brought to' rest on said flange, hand grips on said sieve at opposite points thereof, the said sieve having a semicylindrical bottom, and props arrange'd'on the sieve diametrically opposite, each other with respect to said bottom for supporting the said. 'sieve when removed from the receptacle in an upright position while at rest upon a, foundation. 5.- Anarti cle of the kinddescribed, comprising a receptacle having an open mouth at its upper end with opposed elongated notches, U. s haped supporting and reinforcing plates secured to the outer face of the receptacle around said notches, a sieve, an outwardly extending bearing carried by the sieve and entering said notches and supported by the wall "U-shaped plates, an agitator operating within the sieve and having its shaft journaledin said bearings, and means for rotating said shaft SARAH McV. More.

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